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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

(And no, this image is NOT an HD framegrab from the early seconds of the opening title of the newly remastered The Next Generation:)

In the second follow-up after its discovery in September 2010:

"Gliese 581g Exoplanet May Be 'Potentially Habitable' Alien World After All"

By: Mike WallPublished: 07/23/2012 04:08 PM EDT on SPACE.com

... The ... planet was said to orbit in the middle of its star's "habitable zone" — that just-right range of distances where liquid water, and perhaps life as we know it, could exist.

Just a few weeks later, however, another prominent research team began casting doubt on the find, saying the alien planet didn't show up in their observations. ...

But in a new study that will be published Aug. 1, 581g's discoverers examine the Swiss team's since-expanded data set and take issue with their conclusions, saying that the evidence supports the planet's existence after all. ...